New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S4529 — Provides for legal assistance for military families

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chair of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund, establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance without charge to those in active military service of the United States and those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the state; makes related provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  2. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

  3. COMMITTED TO RULES

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1043

  7. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  8. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

civil-rights veterans labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does S4529 do?
Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chair of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund, establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance without charge to those in active military service of the United States and those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the state; makes related provisions.
Who sponsors S4529?
S4529 is sponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton.
What is the current status of S4529?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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